FUMS Invited Professors from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a Seminar on “Modern City Planning and Research”

The seminar “Modern City Planning and Research” of the City Talk Series was successfully held in Ho Yin Convention Centre on 1 November. Organised by the Faculty of Urban Management and Studies (FUMS), Prof. Margareth Pereira and Prof. Fabiana Lzaga from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a seminar on “Modern City Planning and Research”.

From the Faculty of Design and Urban Planning, Prof. Margareth Pereira and Prof. Fabiana Lzaga are experts in areas including history of architecture design as well as urbanism and urban planning. During the seminar, Prof. Pereira introduced the development of the relevant studies in Brazilian tertiary institutions and the cooperation of urban planning and research in Portuguese-speaking countries. She hoped to collaborate with students and teachers of tertiary institutions in Macau. Focusing on the geographic characteristics of Brazilian cities and the history of cities development, Prof. Lzaga introduced the advancement of city planning in Brazil and the different types and significant projects, after which she made a comparison between Brazilian and Asian cities such as Macau.

Utterly popular among teachers and students, the theme of the City Talk was closely related to the development of the university and the demand of Macau. The seminar ended with a round of active communication and photo taking with the two guest speakers.